Nairobi vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1943
🏠 One person rent
$286
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
68
56
😀 Quality of life
58
62
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.42M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6702nd ($811 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Kenya and Brazil, respectively. Check Kenya vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6071st and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Salvador

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Nairobi Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$13462

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$619
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$624
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$541
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$621
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$600
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$566
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$602
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$512
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$462
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$611
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$555
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$537
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$533
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$588
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$552
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$574
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$557
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$615
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$456
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$569
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$573
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$691
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$561
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$634
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$631
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$560
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$562
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$545
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$574
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$558
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$571
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$600
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699